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[Jonathan 'JP' Peirce]

Apparently PA went completely dead during No Doubts set?
JP

[Jephry Cheong]

The organizer has reported a power trip on the sound system

[Jonathan 'JP' Peirce]

I would think that at this level, they should have been prepared for that. They certainly are prepared if the LIGHTS go out!
JP

[Randy Frierson]

be careful JP i wanted more info on a like subject and got roasted...I still feel at this level of performer things like this should never happen, i know it does but usually Not...R

[Tim McCulloch]

Randy-

The reason you got roasted is because you went after the audio provider with pitchforks and torches.

At some point a provider is not in control of what a venue or promoter employee does.  That's what happened at Sturgis, and if the guy signing my check tells his electrician to use our power I presume he understands the implications of such an order.  If I were aware of such a thing, I'd complain about it but in the end the client is in charge of his venue.

Lawsuits and demands for ticket refunds will be what ends this kind of electrical silliness.

Have fun, good luck.

Tim Mc

[Randy Frierson]

I may have not made myself succinctly clear but i really only wanted more info, yes i wanted to know who the provider was so i could contact them and get the real facts, you and i both know that usually when providing for a act such as a Aerosmith this would not be a normal occurrence and it just seemed to me that there was to much info coming out that didn't really apply, we never did find out who the provider was or what kind of system was provided? are you saying that the providers boss ok's the addition to the power?  just want to be clear...

have a great day   Randy

[Tim McCulloch]

Randy Frierson wrote on Sun, 27 September 2009 14:05

I may have not made myself succinctly clear but i really only wanted more info, yes i wanted to know who the provider was so i could contact them and get the real facts, you and i both know that usually when providing for a act such as a Aerosmith this would not be a normal occurrence and it just seemed to me that there was to much info coming out that didn't really apply, we never did find out who the provider was or what kind of system was provided? are you saying that the providers boss ok's the addition to the power?  just want to be clear... have a great day   Randy

No, Randy, that is NOT what I said.

What I did say was: At some point the provider can be one-upped by HIS EMPLOYER, the PROMOTER.  If the PROMOTER send HIS electrician to do a power tap for catering, what can the provider do, stop the show?  Nope.  And in the case of Sturgis it's unlikely the provider was consulted or informed as to what was being done.

NEVER did I say anyone from the provider approved this.  

Tim Mc

[Jonathan 'JP' Peirce]

Randy Frierson wrote on Sun, 27 September 2009 14:26

be careful JP i wanted more info on a like subject and got roasted...R

Yeah I know, I was going to ask you to get to the bottom of it!

But seriously- they spent MILLIONS on lighting the track, with massive redundancy, and the whole marriage of the concerts and F1 had more MILLIONS invested. Performances by No Doubt, Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, plus BIG asian performers (Ah Mei, who I love  ) etc...

Not sure of exact numbers, but the worldwide F1 audience has to be *close* to the Superbowl audience. Can you imagine if the PA died at the Superbowl halftime show?

JP

[The Guy]

Jonathan 'JP' Peirce wrote on Sun, 27 September 2009 15:31

Can you imagine if the PA died at the Superbowl halftime show? JP

If the TV feeds were still active, I'm sure the show would continue and the tens of millions of viewers would be none the wiser.  If they lost the TV feed, they'd probably cut to commercial and ultimately resume the football game that everyone is there to watch in the first place.

-J

[RYAN LOUDMUSIC JENKINS]

Jonathan 'JP' Peirce wrote on Sun, 27 September 2009 12:31

Not sure of exact numbers, but the worldwide F1 audience has to be *close* to the Superbowl audience. Can you imagine if the PA died at the Superbowl halftime show? JP

I am not a motorsports fan at all but I will watch F1 racing when it's on TV.  It is the only motor sports other than motocross racing that is exciting to me.

From what I have heard, but don't know for sure, the worldwide audience of F1 racing is way higher than the superbowl although the superbowl is more of a USA audience.

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